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My turn to vent....

Had protected sex with 2 separate women. Once in November and once in late April. Both times latex condom used and sex lasted for 5 minutes tops...Around mid June I got conjuctivitis in left eye. (I've had blocked tear duct there for some time now so probably that didnt help)  It cleared up in 5 days on its own. Around the same time I got "strep" throat and was put on Augmentin for 7 days. The Augmentin gave me diarrhea and from that I got a bad rash on around my rectum and insane itching in side the rectum. Dr said it looked like perianal candidas..Excessive yeast from the Antibiotic !! ?????  Then my new girlfriend got yeast infection the same time I got told I might have one...Still have rectal issue but not as bad..(1 week now)...Had a few nights I woke up feeling like I was having a sweat or two...But nothing serious...Also feel sore around middle of chest, like a couple of spots and also on outside of ribcage left and right..Lymph nodes there ?  I'm getting anxious....Girlfriend has been with 1 person the last 20 yrs....ANy comments please and thank you !!
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And you don't mention any HIV concern.


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You said you had protected sex, so your symptoms are unrelated to ARS and you have no reason to test. See your doctor if you itch doesn't clear up.
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Teak ? anyone else ?
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I hate window periods, might I add. It's just baloney that changes depending on who you ask. TripleH says 6-8 weeks, Dr. Bob says 3 months, Teak says 12/13 weeks, Mass (the state I'm from but don't currently reside in) says 6 weeks, scaredgrl's GYN says 1 year (c_nt), CDC says 6 months.


It's a no win situation. I thought I was relatively responsible, guess not...
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You're cool, just get tested...you're past this fabled window period anyways.
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